How To Install python-pyicu on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyicu on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyicu
python-pyicu is:
ICU is a C++ and C library that provides robust and full-featured Unicode and locale support. This package provides an extension for Python which wraps the ICU C++ API.
There are three methods to install python-pyicu on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-pyicu Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyicu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyicu
Install python-pyicu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyicu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyicu
Install python-pyicu Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyicu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyicu
How To Uninstall python-pyicu on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyicu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyicu
Uninstall python-pyicu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyicu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyicu
Remove python-pyicu Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyicu configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyicu
Remove python-pyicu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyicu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyicu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyicu package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.